Word: biked
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Determined to be back in time for the Crimson’s stretch run, San Salvador spent most of April absorbed in a rehabilitation program that included time in the whirlpool, on the stationary bike and on the trainer’s table, where he underwent some electrotherapy for the pain...
...only way to visit these unheralded jewels is on foot or by bike?in many cases the tracks are mere goat trails, impassable by car. Most hotels will rent out heavy, iron one-speeds for less than a dollar a day. They might not be high-performance?in fact, most seem to date back to the days of the British Raj?but there is no risk of losing one to theft. The best time to see the temples is during the hours just after dawn?by 10 a.m. the temperature reaches a blistering 42?C, the tour buses congregate...
With death now seeming to me like a certainty, I clung to Stith tighter than ever—less out of a concern for safety than to ensure that if I was going to be thrown from the bike to my grim demise, at least I would have some company. Undoubtedly, Stith and I would have plenty to discuss standing outside of the pearly gates, such as the subtle distinctions between Storrow Drive and the Indianapolis Motor Speedway...
...feet touched firm Mother Earth once again, I gave thanks both for the laws of physics, which worked unseen to keep me planted on the back seat of that bike, and for having Marah Carter Stith—the patron saint of motorcycle virgins—as my guide...
Harvard students probably don’t think twice about the events behind the plaques and markers that adorn this campus. But next Patriots’ Day, student will be just a pre-dawn bike ride away from witnessing history in reenactment form. The Lexington Minute Men will be on the green—as they were more than 225 years...